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09/16/2016

On Leave looks to go four in a row in G2 Sands Point

On Leave proved much the best in her stakes unveiling this summer at Saratoga Race Course, overcoming a troubled beginning to draw off to a 2 ½-length victory in the Riskaverse on August 25. Installed as the 5-2 morning-line favorite, On Leave will be rid

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09/16/2016

Kentucky Downs up 34 percent in overall wagering

“It’s gratifying. We’ve had this vision since 2007 to be a meaningful presence in the thoroughbred racing world,” said Kentucky Downs president Corey Johnsen, who with Ray Reid and partners bought the track that year. “Because everybody in the industry ha

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09/16/2016

Strong 2-Year-old Program Makes Gulfstream a Track for All Seasons

While Gulfstream’s traditional Championship Meet spotlights established stars during the winter months, the Spring and Summer Meets showcase future stars in a lucrative, comprehensive program for juveniles that has strengthened with each passing year sinc

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09/12/2016

Laurel’s Opening Weekend a Success

Racing continued Sunday and was highlighted when jockey Trevor McCarthy guided Non Stop Stable’s Elusive Joni through an opening on the rail in mid-stretch and pulled away to win the featured ninth race at Laurel Park. The $45,000 optional claiming allowa

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09/12/2016

Recap of Dueling Grounds Derby and Oaks

Asked the secret, Maker said, “Having the money to claim them. It’s obviously a huge gamble. But no different than getting them out of the sale and you’re getting them for a little less.” The stakes double capped a huge weekend for jockey Florent Geroux,

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09/12/2016

Conquest Enforcer vanquishes field in Allied Forces

Piloted by Javier Castellano, Conquest Enforcer hit the wire in 1:07.76 in the six-furlong sprint on the inner turf. It was the fourth win in five starts for the son of Victory Gallop. "[There was an] inside horse with speed, so we were able to just sit o

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09/12/2016

New Era at Rosecroft Begins Tuesday

The sixth-race feature, a $12,000 pace featuring a field of seven, includes millionaire Feel Like A Fool, Diamondkeeper, Rock On Precious and Rock N’ Roll Jet. While Sal Sinatra, President and General Manager of the Maryland Jockey Club said he hopes to l

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09/11/2016

Onus Sets Course Record in $150,000 Lady Baltimore Win

Favored at 4-5 in a field of seven, Onus ($3.60) finished up in 1:39.87 to break the Fort Marcy Turf Course record of 1:40.33 set by Doryphar on Aug. 18, 2007. She is now 4-0 lifetime at Laurel, all with jockey Forest Boyce aboard. “She’s wonderful. She a

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09/11/2016

It’s Da Big Hoss again

Da Big Hoss stayed to the inside through the early running, setting well off the early fractions of :51.87 for a half-mile and 1:43.50 for a mile, set by 60-1 longshot Rum Tum Tugger. At the five-sixteenths pole, which comes up just before a sharp turn in

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09/11/2016

Seattle Slew Quotes

John Velazquez, winning jockey aboard Comfort (No. 1): "He broke good enough and I tried to keep it at close as I can. The dirt started hitting him and he started backing up, and I said 'this is no time to back up, you got to keep going forward.' I was fi

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